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ST SAVIOURS NS

Roll number: 19511G Ballybeg Drive, Waterford

School details

Address: Ballybeg Drive, Waterford (X91Y472)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 051372621
Principal: Ciara Áine Kavanagh
Ethos: Catholic
DEIS: Y
Irish classification: No subjects through Irish
Gaeltacht: N
Island: N
Local authority: Waterford City Council
School patron: Bishop of Waterford & Lismore
School type: Ordinary with Special Classes
School level: All-Through School
Planning area: Waterford

Class size history

Mainstream class group data is shown separately from standard/year-group enrolment data. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size

19.88

2025/26

Mainstream classes

2025/26

Largest class group

2025/26

Classes with 30+ pupils

2025/26

Class group metrics trend

Class group metrics by year

Year	Mainstream class pupils	Mainstream classes	Average class size	Largest class	Classes 30+
2006/07	259	16	16.19	22	0
2007/08	264	18	14.67	19	0
2008/09	273	17	16.06	19	0
2009/10	268	17	15.76	20	0
2010/11	266	16	16.62	21	0
2011/12	288	15	19.20	25	0
2012/13	294	14	21.00	31	1
2013/14	290	14	20.71	28	0
2014/15	279	14	19.93	28	0
2015/16	274	13	21.08	30	1
2016/17	285	13	21.92	29	0
2017/18	307	14	21.93	29	0
2019/20	304	15	20.27	29	0
2020/21	294	15	19.60	28	0
2021/22	278	15	18.53	28	0
2022/23	306	15	20.40	26	0
2023/24	324	16	20.25	24	0
2024/25	325	16	20.31	24	0
2025/26	318	16	19.88	24	0

Data highlights

Key numbers to spot outliers or notable changes.

Biggest gain in a single year: 1977/78: 124 in 1976/77 → 252, +128 pupils.
Biggest loss in a single year: 1993/94: 773 in 1983/84 → 582, -191 pupils.
Largest single-class increase: 1st Class in 2023/24 (27 → 47, +20).
Largest single-class decrease: 6th Class in 2021/22 (46 → 28, -18).
Largest cohort-step gain: 3rd → 4th in 2025/26 (33 → 44, +11).
Largest cohort-step loss: 2nd → 3rd in 2025/26 (46 → 43, -3).
Overall: 48 (1975/76) → 330 (2025/26), 282.

Summary statistics (class-level data)

Min / max / mean enrolment per class across the available final by-standard years.

Class	Min	Max	Mean	Years
Junior Infants	28	48	35.8	6
Senior Infants	27	47	36.2	6
1st Class	27	47	37.8	6
2nd Class	27	46	38.0	6
3rd Class	33	46	40.3	6
4th Class	37	50	43.0	6
5th Class	28	49	41.5	6
6th Class	28	48	42.7	6
Total	48	773	368.2	42

Total enrolment over time

Total and gender trends use historical records where available. Class-level data starts in 2020/21.

Enrolment by gender over time

Enrolment by class over time

Cohort progression

Base cohort:

Track how each cohort (pupils who were in the same class in the same year) progresses through the school. Each step shows the count; the number between steps is the net change (pupils gained minus pupils lost).

Cohort 2020/21

JI 2020/21 28

-1

SI 2021/22 27

1st 2022/23 27

2nd 2023/24 27

3rd 2024/25 33

+11

4th 2025/26 44

Cohort 2021/22

JI 2021/22 37

SI 2022/23 40

1st 2023/24 47

-1

2nd 2024/25 46

-3

3rd 2025/26 43

Cohort 2022/23

JI 2022/23 29

SI 2023/24 29

1st 2024/25 31

2nd 2025/26 34

Cohort 2023/24

JI 2023/24 48

-1

SI 2024/25 47

1st 2025/26 47

Cohort 2024/25

JI 2024/25 40

-1

SI 2025/26 39

Cohort 2025/26

JI 2025/26 33

Raw data by year

Year	Female	Male	JI	SI	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Total
1975/76	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48
1976/77	73	51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	124
1977/78	132	120	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	252
1978/79	171	165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	336
1979/80	231	223	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	454
1980/81	272	272	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	544
1981/82	291	312	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	603
1982/83	348	362	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	710
1983/84	386	387	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	773
1993/94	279	303	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	582
1994/95	255	295	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	550
1995/96	241	286	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	527
1996/97	232	263	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	495
1997/98	205	245	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	450
1998/99	204	207	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	411
1999/00	191	192	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	383
2000/01	193	175	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	368
2001/02	182	174	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	356
2002/03	175	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	333
2003/04	166	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	324
2004/05	159	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	314
2005/06	171	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	326
2006/07	167	155	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2007/08	163	158	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2008/09	159	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	321
2009/10	160	162	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	322
2010/11	159	151	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	310
2011/12	142	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	288
2012/13	147	147	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	294
2013/14	146	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	292
2014/15	138	146	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	284
2015/16	132	148	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	280
2016/17	137	160	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	297
2017/18	149	170	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2018/19	134	185	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	319
2019/20	136	179	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	315
2020/21	135	171	28	35	42	40	41	37	28	46	306
2021/22	129	161	37	27	33	42	37	41	38	28	290
2022/23	140	178	29	40	27	39	46	41	49	42	318
2023/24	149	187	48	29	47	27	42	50	42	48	336
2024/25	158	179	40	47	31	46	33	45	49	45	337
2025/26	153	177	33	39	47	34	43	44	43	47	330